Armed thief follows woman into a building and attacks her before stealing her car – as Chicago crime skyrockets 40 percent on last year

Chicago police are searching for an armed thief they say attacked a woman and stole her car.

Surveillance footage caught the moment the unidentified suspect, in a red jacket with dark pants, followed a woman into a building on September 24 at 7.30pm.

He soon approaches an alcove, where the woman appears to be hiding out, and seems to yell at her.